Environment
- Grade
Level K-4
- Grade Level 6-8
- Grade Level 9-12
K-4
Resource: Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan Title: Explore Your State With
Maps
Description: Students will create maps of
their state using information you show them from National Geographic's MapMachine .
They'll then make their own maps from memory after studying the original
maps they created. Conclude with a discussion of the benefits of understanding
your state map and remembering certain key features of the state's geography.
URL: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/03/gk2/exploremaps.html
Credit: National Geographic
Xpeditions
Resource: Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan Title: Exploring Physical and Human
Characteristics of Earth’s Spaces
Description: Students will travel around the
world on a visual scavenger hunt. They will select a handful of important
natural and cultural characteristics of places. They will then search through
magazines such as National Geographic, or online for photographs that
illustrate the range of those characteristics. They will also chart the
locations they find on a map of the world
URL: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/04/gk2/earthspace.html
Credit: National Geographic
Xpeditions
Resource: Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan Title: Everything
Comes from Something
Description: Students and their families use
a multitude of products every day. These products are manufactured in part
or entirely from natural
resources . In this lesson students will learn about renewable and
nonrenewable resources and trace resources' points of origin by constructing
and analyzing a product map.
URL: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/16/gk2/everything.html
Credit: National Geographic
Xpeditions
Resource: Numerous Lesson Plans
Title: Minnesota Urbanization: Geography Takes You Places
Description: Explore the geography of Minnesota
through numerous lesson plans and interactive maps.
URL: http://mage.geog.macalester.edu/mnvgeog05/
Credit: Minnesota Alliance
for Geographic Education
6-8
Resource: Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan Title: What is Asia?
Description: This lesson will introduce students
to diversity in Asia. After considering what is meant by the term "Asia," students
will identify the various regions in Asia and consider factors for determining
what is considered a "region." At the conclusion, students will
answer the question: What is Asia?
URL: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/05/g68/whatisasia.html
Credit: National Geographic
Xpeditions
Resource: Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan Title: China’s ‘One
Child Policy’
Description: Students use an extract from
Beth Gilligan's Voices
and Values: Citizenship in Asia, together with other resources,
as the basis for investigation and analysis of China's 'one child policy'.
URL: http://www.curriculum.edu.au/accessasia/china/virtual/lesson/onechild.htm
Credit: Curriculum Corporation
and the Asialink Centre, The University of Melbourne.
Resource: Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan Title: Where Do Your Possessions
Come From?
Description: It is important for geography
students to learn about the Earth's natural resources and the ways that
people use these resources. It's also important for students to recognize
that there are always environmental and human impacts related to the resource
extraction process. By learning about the activities involved in producing
their own belongings, students will gain an understanding of and appreciation
for the Earth's natural
resources . In the process, they may become more conscious consumers.
URL: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/16/g68/possess.html
Credit: National Geographic
Xpeditions
Resource: Numerous Lesson Plans
Title: Minnesota Urbanization: Geography Takes
You Places
Description: Explore the geography of Minnesota
through numerous lesson plans and interactive maps.
URL: http://mage.geog.macalester.edu/mnvgeog05/
Credit: Minnesota Alliance
for Geographic Education
9-12
Resource: China Virtual Tour
Title: Tour Guide of Cities and Provinces in China
Description: Take a virtual tour of China
as you explore the cities and provinces of China.
URL: http://www.chinavista.com/travel/virtualtours.html
Credit: Xindeco Network Technology
Co., Ltd.
Resource: Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan Title: Environmental Issues: Natural and Human Geography
Description: This extensive activity explores
the advantages and disadvantages of building the largest dam in the world
along the Yangtze River's Three Gorges. This plan has generated much discussion
among environmentalists, historians, and sociologists alike as the potential
impact on the entire country is immense. Depending on the application,
this lesson has multiple activities and may include research, debate, and
role play.
URL: http://www.globaled.org/curriculum/china/EnvIssues.html
Credit: Prepared by teachers from the
New York City Board of Education
Resource: Resource
Title: China: Environmental Issues
Description: Explore the environmental issues
of China and get a great start to understanding the current issues.
URL: http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/chinaenv.html
Credit: Energy Information Administration
Resource: Numerous Lesson Plans
Title: Minnesota Urbanization: Geography Takes
You Places
Description: Explore the geography of Minnesota
through numerous lesson plans and interactive maps.
URL: http://mage.geog.macalester.edu/mnvgeog05/
Credit: Minnesota Alliance for Geographic Education
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